ADDING HATCHERIES. To make the country more food secure, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will establish legislated hatcheries. DA Undersecretary for Agri-Industrialization and for Fisheries Cheryl Caballero said Wednesday (Feb. 16, 2022) these hatcheries will mainly be used to boost fish production. (File photo courtesy of BFAR) MANILA - The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) is keen on expanding the aquaculture industry by producing enough fish even during typhoons. "We are eyeing to increase our local source for fingerlings through legislated hatcheries which are intended for fry production," DA Undersecretary for Agri-Industrialization and for Fisheries Cheryl Caballero said in an interview on Wednesday. Caballero said the fingerlings will be distributed to satellite nurseries and local operators. "Then assuring the source for bangus fingerlings para sa (for the) grown-out areas. Included also are fry prod